The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-27
a TOWN DESTROYED.

Nearly Three Hundred Houses in Lake
Linden Mich, Burned by Forest Fires
Many Homeless PeopIe-Aid Asked for
the MISUNDERSTANDING Timber Elsewhere
Losses of Over $5.000,000 Sustained
in Michigan and Wisconsin.
MARQUETTE. Mich, May 22.-Fuller de-
tails have been received Of the conhagra-
ton at Lake Linden, a town f about
1850 inhabitants in Houghton COUNTY;
on Friday. Only one saloon and
one meat market remain of the entire
business portion. Nearly 300 families lost
every thing except what they had on their
backs. The fire originated in the second
story of Neuman & Telease's general
store, and under stiff wind swept every
thing before it. In two hours from the
discovery of the IRE the whole town was
in ruins. Beginning at the place above
mentioned, the fire took every thing to the
school-house, on the outskirts, covering an
area of ten or twelve blocks Churches,
stores, saloons and every thing were
consumed, and nothing whatever
was saved. The town was COM
posed of frame buildings, and
every thing being so dry, they
burned like finder. The people were panic
stricken, and there being no adequate
mems of fighting the fire were utterly
helpless. The Hought0n and Hancock fire
departments arrived as soon as possible,
and through their efforts the property of
the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
was saved. The following are some of the
principal losses;
William Harris, general store and residence,
$4,000; Neuman & Trelease, general store and
building, S60000 Hennes & Co., general store,
$4,000; N. Reding & Co., general store, $4,000;
Neuman & Hand, clothing, $4,000: D. w. SUIT
toms Bank, dwelling and buildings, 100000;
Thereaut & Deschamp, drugstore, $1,000;
Lake Linden Hotel, building and furniture,
$4,000; Joseph Blosch & Co., brewers, $685. 600;
block, $4,000; Arthur Noble, drug store, $4,000;
E. Henwood, hardware store. $500; George
Dugnitte, hotel and livery, $1,000
There are twenty-five or thirty other
business losses, from 81, 900 to $4,000 each.
About 270 buildings in all are totally de-
stroyed. The loss will reach 81, 500 900
with insurance of $500 900 to 500, 900.
DETROIT, Mich, May '23'-Further par
ticulars of the burning of Lake Linden
show that the stamp mills of the Calumet
& Hecla, Osceola and other mines were
saved, as were also the new smelling
works of the Calumet &; Hecla at
Groveton. The village OF Grove
ton was not touched by the flames,
as the wind blew in the opposite direction.
The losses at Lake Linden are now esti-
mated at 81, $4,000 to 81, 500, 900, with about
100000 insurance. Newman & Trelease
and William Harris are the principal
losers-each $50, 000 The following dis
patch has been received:
LAKE LINDEN, Mich, May 22.-We have 400
destitute families. Money is needed for imme-
date relief
'FATHER MENARD, Chairman.
''DR. FLETCHER, Treasurer.
''P. H. PAINE. Secretary"
MARQUETTE, Mich, May 23-As the de-
tails of the fire that destroyed Lake Lin
den come in it appears certain that fully
1900 people are sufferers by the fire, and
it is now learned that one man was burned
to death. kilograms and letters asking
aid for the sufferers have been sent out.
The villages of Hancock and Houghton
have contributed $1,000, aud prominent
men all over the copper country are rails
ing money.
The losses in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan and the northern tier of counties
of Wisconsin since May l are estimated at
$5,OO0,0J0
DETROIT, Mich, May %. Mayor Cham
berlain has issued proclamation calling
for the relief of the sufferers by the Upper
Peninsula forest fires.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 3d. Considerable
anxiety Is felt here over the fate of Iron
wood, Hurley and other iron towns just
over the line in Michigan. So far no COM
munication can be established with these
places, and last reports said they were en-
pirclad with Hamoc